Rose Henderson

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Public toilets to be installed at Clapton Overground Station

Nov 14, 2024 | hackneypost.co.uk | Rose Henderson

Transport for London (TfL) is aiming for a service where you will never be more than 20 minutes from a toilet without needing to change trains, as part of its programme to support “equity in motion”. Due to be completed by early 2025, the work will provide new facilities at five London Overground stations.
Folk singer's legacy lives on in Hackney

Oct 31, 2024 | hackneypost.co.uk | Rose Henderson

15 years ago, legendary folk singer John Martyn died. Thousands mourned a musician The Times described as “an electrifying guitarist and singer”. But on Thursday night, at the Round Chapel in Hackney, his music lived on. The John Martyn Project, a tribute act, played Martyn’s blend of jazz, rock, and folk to a standing-room-only crowd at the historic Lower Clapton venue. They also used the occasion to announce their debut album – a selection of nine John Martyn interpretations.
Consultations on new cycle hangars open in Lower Clapton

Oct 17, 2024 | hackneypost.co.uk | Rose Henderson

Hackney Council said it began the largest roll out of bike shelters in London last year, aiming to create more secure hangar space than in any other borough. It says that a higher proportion of people cycle in Hackney than any other part of the city. Lea Bridge ward is currently home to around 80 shelters, with one pending installation and five more currently undergoing consultation.
Breaking: Chair of Student Council resigns at start of meeting in shock move

Feb 27, 2024 | oxfordstudent.com | Milo Dennison |Rose Henderson

Isaac Chase Rahman, the Chair of Student Council, resigned at the start of Student Council’s week 7 meeting in an unprecedented move. He cited a “disregard for democratic principles”, saying that the “events preceding the meeting have been wholly undemocratic.”The Oxford Student understands that two motions of no confidence, in Alfie Davis, sabbatical officer elect for VP Welfare, and in Danial Hussain, the current SU President, were blocked by the SU Trustee Board due to institutional concerns.
Frost/Nixon: an outstanding performance of post-truth politics

Feb 22, 2024 | oxfordstudent.com | OxStu Culture |Rose Henderson

Does anyone know what Watergate is? Watergate was definitely the thing to do with Nixon. And Watergate had something to do with the Democrats, or maybe with burglary, or maybe with hidden recordings and secret tapes. It was definitely a long time ago – in the seventies – and, now one thought about it, Nixon might even be dead.
Oxford student union president suspended after being accused of ‘sharing porn video’

Nov 17, 2023 | telegraph.co.uk | Fiona Parker |Rose Henderson |Milo Dennison

Danial Hussain has strenuously denied that he uploaded the content himself The president of the Oxford University student union has been suspended after he was accused of “sharing pornographic material” with an individual. Danial Hussain, 21, is understood to have created a Google Drive to store videos related to his work.
Oxford Union committee member resigns over “systemic issues”

Nov 13, 2023 | oxfordstudent.com | Rose Henderson

Aimee Adey, a member of the Union’s Secretary’s Committee, has resigned today with a fiery email sent to the top echelons of the Union’s leadership referencing “systemic issues”. The email cited the union’s culture, as well as the “behaviour and conduct” of senior committee members, who she claimed had “disproportionately and unfairly targeted other members”. Adey also said that there was “no true sense of democracy” at the Union.
In conversation with Melissa Terras

Oct 28, 2023 | oxfordstudent.com | Rose Henderson

âWe see system after system that tramples minoritiesâ, says Melissa Terras. According to the University of Edinburghâs Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, âweâve got it all wrong in society right now.âÂ I sat down with Terras to learn more about her career, and the fascinating work she does to intersect computing, history, and literature, inviting criticism from all three.
SU Sabbs don’t show up to ask SU Sabbs anything event

Oct 28, 2023 | oxfordstudent.com | Rose Henderson

Not a single SU Sabbatical Officer appeared at their well publicised event outside the Radcliffe Camera today. The event was due to be held between 13:00 and 15:00 on Saturday 28th October, but between these hours no Sabbatical Officers appeared to answer students’ questions. At 14:22, the official SU Instagram account announced that a SU Vice President was on their way, but The Oxford Student can confirm that by 15:00 no Sabbatical Officers had turned up.
Absence of night porter at Univ “simply not good enough” – The Oxford Student

Oct 20, 2023 | oxfordstudent.com | Rose Henderson

Univ JCR have passed a motion unanimously condemning the college’s decision to close their porters’ lodge at night. From 11pm – 7am, University College students must contact Oxford University Security Services (OUSS), but face a £25 charge for standard lodge services like being let into college if they are locked out.